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(11) |
EP 0 387 021 A3 |
| (12) |
EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
| (88) |
Date of publication A3: |
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08.05.1991 Bulletin 1991/19 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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12.09.1990 Bulletin 1990/37 |
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Date of filing: 07.03.1990 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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BE DE ES FR IT NL |
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Priority: |
07.03.1989 GB 8905163
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Applicant: BOALLOY LIMITED |
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Congleton
Cheshire CW12 4QA (GB) |
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| (72) |
Inventor: |
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- Broadbent, Edward Gerald,
c/o Boalloy Limited
Congleton,
Chesshire CW12 4QA (GB)
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Representative: Massey, Alexander et al |
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MARKS & CLERK,
Sussex House,
83-85 Mosley Street
Manchester M2 3LG
Manchester M2 3LG (GB) |
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Improvements in van bodies |
(57) A curtainsided van body has a front bulkhead (13) constituted by end pillars (18)
and bulkhead sections (19,20) bolted together with the bulkhead (13) being bolted
to the van body chassis. As a result a controlled collapse of the front bulkhead (13)
occurs in the event of a collision and only individual damaged components of the front
bulkhead require repair or replacement.